Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-24
CITY TRUSTEES.
A Proposition Looking to the Abatement
of the Chinese NnIaance.

| CITY IkUSlEBS.
A Proposition Looking to the Abatement
OF the Chinese Nuisance.
The Board of City Trustees met at II
A. NJ. yesterday, all the members present
The Engineer of the Water Works re
ported 81, 130, $50 gallons of water pumped
for the week ending August 21st.
Trustee Ryan reported that Electric
Light Company, which had been com
planned of, were now furnishing the cur
rent and light their contract called for
which was as good as that furnished a
any time in the past.
A communication was received from
some property owners in the southeastern
| portion of the city recommending that Y
and Thi--. .lrst streets be graded, .graveled
shade trees planted along their entire length
making the same good and attractive drive
ways. The communication was placed on
| file.
w. A. Anderson appeared before the
| Board on behalf of property owners on K
street, from Eleventh to Fourteenth, ask
| ing suspension of the proposed improve
ment for one week. The property owners
desire RS. Carey & Sons, proprietors of
the street railway, who have franchise on
! that street, to pay for portion OF this
| work. This the Careys refuse to do. The
street railroad property in this city is
worth but little at best. They claim that
the X street line would increase their
traffic but little if any, and they cannot
afford to fill in street for property owners
in order to be allowed to lay line of road,
the effect of which will be an additional
expense to the company and boom for
the property. the owners of which are now
making kick" The Careys will not do
any filling. The property owners say they
will not unless the Careys assist, and this
seems to settle the question for K street.
No more improvements, no new railroad
line.
Permission was granted A. +. Goddard
to erect pair of platform scales at the new
hay market, Fifteenth and streets. This
privilege is not exclusive.
A remonstrance to the grading of S street,
between Ninth and Tenth, was received,
and further action discontinued.
A remonstrance protesting against the
improvement of 0 street, from Eleventh to
Twelfth, was referred to the Street Com
missioner.
Improvements on NJ street were awarded
to ?. a. Miller and James Touhey.
A PUBLIC MARKET.
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| together with the proposed ordinance, and
both referred to the City Attorney
| To he Board Of Trustees Of the City OF Sacramento
| -GENTLEMEN: The improvement Assocation-a
voluntary organization of residents and proper
| ty-owners of the city and county of Sacramento
formed for the purpose of devising and advo-
| eating measures for the advancement of cur
| local interests, has had under consideration a
plan for the establishment of a commodious
public market to be centrally located in the
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| ment of fresh fruits and vegetables, wood and
| hay. and all kinds of crude products; and after
| full discussion of the matter by number of
our representative business men, II was the
unanimous sense of the meeting that upon the
considerations below set forth it was highly ex-
pedient that such a market should be estab-
lshed before the advent of another fruit season,
and the undersigned were appointed a commit
tee to present the matter TO your honorable
body, together with such practical suggestions
as might occur TO them to the best plan of
proceeding.
The expediency of the proposed measure
rests upon the following considerations:
Sacramento city is the point from which the
great bulk of fresh fruits and vegetables is
shipped Eastward by rail.
This traffic, already of large volume and
prime Importance, is rapidly increasing.
There are no adequate market facilities for the
handling and transshipment of the fruit and
vegetables already marketed here, and the want
of such facilities is serious drawback TO a
business which can only be successfully con-
Quoted under the most favorable conditions for
the rapid handling and transfer of class of
products peculiarly liable to deterioration from
delay and rough usage.
There is no regular wood or hay market in the
city convenient for dealers in or consumers of
these articles.
The establishment of convenient and we'll
appointed market for fresh fruit and vegetables
would probably secure to this city permanent
supremacy in the traffic in this class OF products.
Such a market would also be great conven-
fence to vendors and consumers of wood and
all kinds of crude products of agriculture
Relying upon a favorable consideration by
your honorable Board of the foregoing sugges-
tions the point next to be considered is the lo-a-
ton of the proposed market
The meeting referred to, after considering this
point, arrived at the conclusion that the eight
lots fronting on the north side of l street be-
tween Third aud Fifth streets, would afford suf-
ficient, and not more than sufficient, space, and
constituted, all things considered, the most
eligible location.
They are centrally located convenient to the
railroad depot, and by reason of the character
of buildings on the l-street front and the fact
that the rear of the lots is under water, can
probably be acquired at smaller cost than any
other property equally well suited to the pur-
pose.
There would also be an incidental advantage
shared by the entire community, in converting
this particular piece of ground to the purposes
of a market.
The standing nuisance of drainage from a
large number of Chinese tenements into the
slough, and the consequent contamination OF
the water and atmosphere, would be perma-
| nently abated, and the unsightly obitc ct pre-
scented by the rear of those tenementS to every
stranger entering the city would be obliterated.
| 1t would, perhaps, be the beginning OF the end
| of all that is most dangerous and offensive in
| our Chinatown.
| 1t is probable that the only means of acquiring
| this property for the purposes specified will be
by proceedings to condemn it for the public use.
While some of the owners of parcels of the
| tract might be willing to part with their inter
ests at fair prices, it has been ascertained that
most of the owners will refuse to sell on reason
| able terms; and although portions OF the ground
may be acquired by voluntary agreements, this
| will net be possible in most instances.
| Ii is estimated that the sum of $4,000 viii he
| required TO pay for the land and Improvements,
and to fill up the of the lots sufficiently for
| the purposes of market, and to connect with
| the filling which is contemplated by the rail
road company on its adjacent property.
To provide this amount OF money in time to
| pay the sums awarded to the owners in the pro
| ccedings to condemn will require immediate
| action by your Honorable Board.
| We have no suggestions to offer as to the best
| method OF raising the requisite funds to carry
| out the proposed measure, but assuming that
you Will look with favor upon the object n view,
| and that the best method of raising the money
will readily suggest ITSELF we submit the fol
Firs The City Trustees are expressly EN-.
| powered by the city charter ITO establish and
! regulate markets. Charter, section 2, par. 10.
| Second-As an agency of the State they may
| exercise the power of eminent domain in be
half OF this public use. &c. c. P, Section l29s
par. 81
Third-For such a purpose they may take
the fee simple OF the land required. &c. c. P,
| Section 1893, par. J.
As preliminary to the acquisition of this
land, whether by voluntary sales or by con
demnation, it viii be necessary TO have the
titles investigated, and for this purpose full
| abstract will be required. Mr.. Buckley III
| forms us that the cost OF such abstract VIII bt
| about 5
If funds are available to pay for it, we would
| suggest that this abstract be Immediately or
| dereCl and that the ordinance, draft of which
| is herewith submitted, be adopted and that
| provision be made for raising the said sum OF
| $4,000. These preliminaries being arranged
| the necessary proceedings for acquiring the
| land can be commenced in time TO inaugurate
| the market by the summer of 1855.
| All of which is respectfully submitted,
W. H. BEATTY,
FRANK MILLER,
Committee.
In connection with the above the COM
mittee suggests the adoption of the follow